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Grade 6Electrostatics

Two identical small balls each carrying like charges but in different amounts are suspended from two identical threads from a point.the angle between the threads at equilibrium is 74​​ degrees and is 60 degrees when immersed in a liquid. Find the relative permittivity of the liquid (neglect buoyancy forces).

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11 Years agoGrade 6
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11 Years ago
appling lami’s theorem and solving carefully we get
 
1/(permittivity) is praportional to tan@sin2@
use the above equation to get the ans
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